Samantha Maiden
Samantha Maiden is a highly acclaimed Australian political journalist. She is widely recognized for her tenacious reporting, ability to break significant stories, and her strong focus on accountability in Canberra. She has been a fixture in the Canberra Press Gallery for over two decades, covering numerous federal elections, budgets, and the tenures of multiple Prime Ministers. Her experience gives her deep insights into the workings of Australian politics.
Samantha is one of Australia's most decorated journalists, having received numerous prestigious awards for her work, including: The Gold Walkley Award in 2021, the highest honor in Australian journalism, for her groundbreaking reporting on "Open secret: The Brittany Higgins story," as well as 2021 The Graham Perkin Australian Journalist of the Year Award, another top accolade, for her coverage of abuse in Parliament House. She has also won multiple Walkley Awards, the Kennedy Award for Journalist of the Year, the 2021 Our Watch Award for excellence in reporting on violence against women and children, and Press Gallery Journalist of the Year.
Samantha is one of Australia's most decorated journalists, having received numerous prestigious awards for her work, including: The Gold Walkley Award in 2021, the highest honor in Australian journalism, for her groundbreaking reporting on "Open secret: The Brittany Higgins story," as well as 2021 The Graham Perkin Australian Journalist of the Year Award, another top accolade, for her coverage of abuse in Parliament House. She has also won multiple Walkley Awards, the Kennedy Award for Journalist of the Year, the 2021 Our Watch Award for excellence in reporting on violence against women and children, and Press Gallery Journalist of the Year.
